later in the third a couple of great saves by antti niemi, puck goes in the air, dan boyle bats it toty. niemi also killed three penalties in the opening period alone. the sharks win 2-1, they take the 2 games to none series lead, both san jose scores made by defensemen. >> i don't really care who scores the goal, both those guys made great shots and it's great to see. >> you got to take advantage of our own lines and we've got over-excited and we should go back to l.a. and we won the games there, so we're -- i don't think we can, we can't roll the dice like that against detroit. >> and that series will shift, now, to the motor city. >>> a's trying to get to .500 this afternoon against the reigning american league champ. the division rival range earnings, but the fan favorite, hair style reemerged. >> if i can't make to it la to get my hair braided by the stylist that does my hair then i probably will have to go back the afro. >> well apparently coco crisp couldn't get down to his style isbecause afro made his second appearance of the year. a's are in control early. crisp comes flying

fire it past antti niemi for the goal. flib filppula's second of the postseason. later, devin setoguchi. howard, a great glove stop. setoguchi, trying to get the goal. jimmy howard was much too much. detroit dominated play. howard made 24 saves, as the red wings win it 3-1. >>> you're up to date for now. don't forget, for all of your highlights, join us for "the highlight express," here on espn news. ? >>> it's down to the final four, after another famous face exits the ballroom floor for good. romeo was dismissed from "dancing with the stars" last night. kirstie alley, ralph macchio, and chelsea kane battle it out next week. and ralph macchio and his partner, looking relieved there. romeo on his way out. >> i have my money on kirstie. >> she may be the fan favorite. >>> a swiss daredevil has finally fulfilled his dream to fly over the grand canyon. >> take a look at this. yves rossy's stunt was completed yesterday. he used his custom-built jet suit, i have one of those at home, soaring 200 feet in the air. and parachuted safely to the canyon floor. >> just how yo

antti niemi doing a good job and the early good news in british columbia.rst period, joe thornton, gets a goal past roberto luongo, the first goal of this series and the sharks went into the first intermission with the lead a few moments ago. the canucks answered and seconds ago patrick marlow picked up a goal for the sharks, and right now in the second period the sharks lead 2-1. the a's hosting the white sox today. a chance to win the series and give trevor cahill his seventh win and we found a fashion faux p pas, retro swerts, naters, not good look. two solo homers made for a tie game. top seven, ramirez with an rbi single bringing home former giants infielder omar vizquel and the a's answer with two more but still fall 4-3. the giants, cubs, finale as wrigley rained out. yesterday's giants win came in a rain-shortened game so didn't get started today and tim runs couple will have to wait to try to extend his 17-inning scoreless streak. the giants are alone in first place right now and they are at colorado who is on their heels tomorrow. comprehensive co

antti niemi had held the record -- when he was unchecked in front of the goal. detroit on a power-play. he said 33 of 34 shots and got some help on this one as nicholas takes a shot off of the post. he makes the most of their home games to open the series. the teams now head to detroit for game three on wednesday with that sharks in front. >> reporter: they knew detroit would come out with much more intensity but san jose meant that talent. antti niemi was excellent, but the man in front of him were just as efficient. what you know it, two defenseman scored the goals. the sharks are not even surprised about that. >> it is that time of year when everyone contributes at different times. >> different guys every night seemed to be stepping up. obviously the defenseman tonight -- the key for everyone -- it is playoff hockey. you never know what will happen. i thought they played good. obviously, it was a tight game. we played really hard. >> did you get a sense that they were getting flustered or frustrated? >> they are a scoring team, and offensive team. they have d

in vancouver hosts of games one and two and friday is game three at tank and vancouver peppering antti niemiith shots staying composed under pressure. that's good. moments ago the sharks just scored. joe thornton making it 1-0 as 1-0. faux pas, retro and current sweaters. down 1-0 after a solo shot and coco crisp gets a solo shot of his own, tying up at one and the bottom of the fifth. his own, tying up at one and the bottom of the fifth. chicago would tack unanswered to take a 4-1 lead. top seven, ramirez with an rbi single. omar advise kel, the a's would answer with two more. still fall 4-3 with cahill taking his first loss of the season. rained out. came into a rain-shortened game. tim lincecum has to wait until tomorrow to try to extend his 17-inning scoreless streak. the giants alone in first place and at colorado tomorrow in the nba playoffs, the western conference finals set today. a game seven in oklahoma city deciding who will face the dallas mavericks. great series with plenty of twists and turns between the thunder of oklahoma city and the memphis grizzlies coming down to this win

the faceoff will come to the left of the goaltender antti niemi. >> dave: tonight stanley cup playoffs continue on versus. capitals host the lightning. lightning lead that series one game to none. nhl stanley cup playoffs tonight, coverage begins at 6:30 eastern. strategy being discussed both ways. red wings bench were asking officials to look at the clock and make sure extra time didn't tick off. it still reads 13.1. >> joe: joe thornton will take the all-important faceoff. datsyuk will take the faceoff against joe thornton. they faced one another an awful lot these first two games. >> dave: datsyuk and thornton. drops the puck. cleanly won by thornton. hammered by boyle. rafalski. sharks able to clear. five seconds remaining. detroit gets it at center ice. hammered by datsyuk. puck on the far side. the horn sounds to endgame two of the san jose sharks' home turf. they win both games in this building. both by 2-1 scores. >> joe: different type of game, game two to game one. this a nasty game. niemi especially early. when detroit came out putting pressure on the early part of the game,

salo blasts it past antti niemi. another 5-3, another vancouver goal.ollow again, three goals with a two-man advantage in under 2:00 the sharks are none. they're down 3-0. 3rd period, vancouver with a 2-1 rush. henriks to dean to burrows. that makes it 4-0. passed between niemi's legs. vancouver had just 13 shots on goal. it's not quantity, folks, it's quality. vancouver leads the best of seven series 3-1. >> i can't sit here and whine and gripe about the officiating because it had nothing to do with it. it was the team in white that created the mess. >> do you have the talent to win the next three games in we're going to find out. >> oakland hung in there against sanchez, but they can't win in this ballpark. josh willingham at the plate, just gets it over the 382-foot marker for the as first home run in a week. talk about a power outage. in the 7th, coco crisp line as double off jeremy afelt afelt. crisp turns on the afterburners and oakland stretches it 4-2. 8th inning. schierholtz facing -- who had not allowed a run since april 16 april 16th. schierh

the faceoff will come to the left of the goaltender antti niemi. >> dave: tonight stanley cup playoffs continue on versus. capitals host the lightning. lightning lead that series one game to none. nhl stanley cup playoffs tonight, coverage begins at 6:30 eastern. strategy being discussed both ways. red wings bench were asking officials to look at the clock and make sure extra time didn't tick off. it still reads 13.1. >> joe: joe thornton will take the all-important faceoff. datsyuk will take the faceoff against joe thornton. they faced one another an awful lot these first two games. >> dave: datsyuk and thornton. drops the puck. cleanly won by thornton. hammered by boyle. rafalski. sharks able to clear. five seconds remaining. detroit gets it at center ice. hammered by datsyuk. puck on the far side. the horn sounds to endgame two of the san jose sharks' home turf. they win both games in this building. both by 2-1 scores. >> joe: different type of game, game two to game one. this a nasty game. niemi especially early. when detroit came out putting pressure on the early part of the game,

much like game 5, detroit closes out game 6 in a flurry, wrist shot past antti niemi, tie game.r the back-hand goal, 2-1, wings. they score three straight to win. game 7 thursday night at the tank in san jose. >>> tim lincecum struck out 9 against the d-backs but left the game in the 8th. cody ross, scores, giants win 1-0. their third walk-off of a home stand. bret anderson knocked around. beltre connects for a 2-run bomb off the lefty. yanged after 4 runs in 5 innings. a's lose in texas 7-2. >>> the debate on the set was if the sharks lose thursday it's the biggest post season failure in that team's history. roberta disagrees. >> i don't think it's a failure to make it to the playoffs. somebody has to lose. >> post season failure. >> don't break your leg jumping on the bandwagon when they win. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist a

this is the antti niemi the sharks were expecting to see in the stanley cup playoffs.an jose trying to make it 2-0 against the detroit red wings and the goalie came up huge again. physicality the name of the game today. ben eager goes out to todd bertuzzi in front of the wings bench and shows him to his seat. justin ab ill kay tore gets his stick high catching logan couture in the face. that's a 2-minute penalty for high stickling. heatley back to the blue line. ian white with a rocket, his first career playoff goal, 1-0 san jose, same score early in the third, the defenseman niclas wallin leading the rush. beats jimmy howard high, his first goal of these playoffs. howard gets a piece of it. still floats across the line, 2- 0 sharks. >>> detroit is never out of it. later in the third, a couple of great saves by niemi, the puck goes in the air. dan boyle passes to safety, niemi also killed three penalties in the opening period. sharks win 2-1, they lead the series two games to 1, thanks to two goals by defensemen. >>> don't really care who scores the goals. great exampl

antti niemi and the sharks hosting game seven of the western conference finals. sharks leading 2-1. marleau tipping it in for the goal. setoguchi getting it past howard. third of the playoffs for him. later in the third, pavel datsyuk with a three-on-one. his backhander, past niemi for the goal. four for datsyuk in the playoffs. red wings fell 3-2. under a minute to go. datsyuk, the slap shot. niemi says, i don't think so. sharks win it. they advance to face the canucks in the western conference final. >>> round one of the players championship at sawgrass. and tiger woods would not farewell. 4th hole, after going in the water once. he finds the drink again. tiger, triple-bogey, the 4th. 9th hole, putting for par opinion and his putt comes up short. he bogeyed the 9th and withdrew from the tournament. >>> and that will do it for this espn news update. i'm will selva. >>> looks like the producers of "two and a half men," have found a big enough star to replace charlie sheen. i think it's a pretty good pick. >> drumroll, please. ashton kutcher is putting the final touches on a deal to

kessler, pride of the united states gets past antti niemi. on another 5 on 3 power play.ncouver up, 2-0. and vancouver taking advantage on the power play. another 5 on 3, sedin, blasts it by niemi. canucks win it, 4-2. take a 33-1 series lead back to canada. this has been your espn news update. for the latest, check out the highlight express. i'm max bretos. >> all right, thanks a lot. >>> we have proof now that an oldie still got it. from last night's billboard musing awards. ♪ sweet caroline good times never seemed so good ♪ ♪ so good so good so good >> you should see peggy dancing right now. neil diamond had the crowd singing along to "sweet caroline." he got an icon award last night. >> i'm sorry, he looked good. >> other big winners, rihanna and justin bieber. the 17-year-old singer looked pretty adult there gives his girlfriend, selena gomez a kiss there. and a youthful mother. she's very young. >> new hot hollywood couple there. >>> coming up next, the storying we'll be following later on this monday morning. >>> is sarah palin saying adios to alaska? the warm-weat

pavel datsyuk unleashes a screamer, a brilliant shot past antti niemi. 3-2 game. wings still alive. datsyuk from the opposite side blisters a slapshot niemi corrals. he had 38 saves tonight, they get the win to advance to the conference finals against vancouver. >>> now for inclusive team coverage here is kim coyle and marleau turns out to be the hero after all. >> reporter: after game 5 jeremy roenick called him gut less. after tonight he may have to call him the closer because for the second year in a row he scores the series winning goal against the red wings. >> yeah, the time of the game, series, late in the game, so it felt good and i hope there is a lot more of those. >> throughout the series we thought as a team he was still playing well and other people may not have thought that but in our room we believed in him and especially, you know, playing with him. so if i don't believe in him then what good am i as a teammate? >> it's disappointing losing, you know, coming back the way we did, getting down 3-0, playing real hard and believing in ourselves, finding a way to force it

antti niemi has been cool under fire and you want to think the sharks have the edge in goal, but detroit has a very mentally tough team with pride and experience. they can pull this off. the sharks, though, they have a night to sleep on it. >> our game 7s are a lot of fun. just in front of our home fabz. it's going to be a great atmosphere. we're looking for to it. >> pick any cliche you want. we're ready to go. we believe in each other. that's probably the most important part. we're going to lean on each other through this. we believe in this locker room. and we're going to find a way to pull this one out. >> lean on me when you're not strong. and joe's right. game 7 -- >> lean on me. >> jessica still believes. >> yes, i do. i believe. we'll be right back. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today, we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're givi

it certainly the goalie antti niemi looked more and more like the goalie that won the stanley cup last year in chicago. late in the 4th period they held off a 5-on-three advantage for nearly two minutes. sharks scored their own goal in the 3rd. this was the car,' best game in nearly two weeks. >> i -- sharks' best game in nearly two weeks. >> i think we were composed and learned from last game. we stayed within our system, took a deep breath and went back after it. >> last time the five minute penalty, i don't like the call. i thought it was a good hockey hit, but found a way to win and that's all we needed. we just needed to win. >> i thought we were pretty disciplined. so if i were to comment on what i think of the penalties, i'd get a pretty big fine. so i'm going to save my money. >> reporter: not very happy after the game. sharks jamie mcginn says he expects to get suspended since that was his second misconduct call. he will probably miss game 4. logan couture left with an injury, returned and is expected to play game 4 which is sunday noon right here at the tank and overall, mark

it certainly the goalie antti niemi looked more and more like the goalie that won the stanley cup last year in chicago. late in the 4th period they held off a 5-on-three advantage for nearly two minutes. sharks scored their own goal in the 3rd. this was the car,' best game in nearly two weeks. >> i -- sharks' best game in nearly two weeks. >> i think we were composed and learned from last game. we stayed within our system, took a deep breath and went back after it. >> last time the five minute penalty, i don't like the call. i thought it was a good hockey hit, but found a way to win and that's all we needed. we just needed to win. >> i thought we were pretty disciplined. so if i were to comment on what i think of the penalties, i'd get a pretty big fine. so i'm going to save my money. >> reporter: not very happy after the game. sharks jamie mcginn says he expects to get suspended since that was his second misconduct call. he will probably miss game 4. logan couture left with an injury, returned and is expected to play game 4 which is sunday noon right here at the tank and overall, mark